NDE trains 100 Plateau youths in agriculture

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has trained 100 Plateau youths on Sustainable Agric Development Training Scheme (SADTS), to enable them to engage in farming activities.

The NDE’s State Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Hardo Abdulazeez, while addressing the participants during the training in Jos, said the essence was to reduce poverty and generate employment among the youths.

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The coordinator urged the trainees to be serious during the exercise and ensure that the objective of the training was achieved.

Earlier, the Director General of the NDE, Malam  Abubakar Fikpo, represented by Mrs. Olaoye Tola, said the training was an opportunity for them to become self-reliant as white collar jobs are no longer easy to secure.